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MIT’s Susan Solomon to Be Honored With the Bakerian Medal
The Bakerian Medal, given out by the United Kingdom’s Royal Society, was first awarded in 1775. Professor Solomon is being honored for “outstanding contributions in atmospheric science, in particular to the understanding of polar ozone depletion.”
Fourteen Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
University of Massachusetts Provost Katherine Newman Taking on a New Role
Katherine S. Newman, provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, has been promoted to senior vice president for academic affairs for the University of Massachusetts System. She has taught at Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, and Princeton University.
Eight Women Assistant Professors Named Pew Scholars in Biomedical Sciences
The Pew Charitable Trusts recently named 22 early-career scholars as this year’s cohort of Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. Eight of the 22 Pew Scholars are women.
In Memoriam: Isabelle Clark-Decès, 1956-2017
Isabelle Clark-Decès, a professor of anthropology at Princeton University, died as a result of a fall late last month in the village of Mussoorie, India. She was teaching a six-week course for undergraduate students.
In Memoriam: Mary Thompson, 1928-2017
Sister Mary Thompson joined the faculty at Saint Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1964. She taught there for 36 years until her retirement in 2000. She chaired the chemistry department there for 21 years.
Searching for Ways to Boost Retention of Women in Computer Science Fields
In the 1980s, women earned about one third of all bachelor’s degrees in computer science. Today the figure is 18 percent despite the fact that women make up about one third of all students in introductory computer science courses. The BRAID study seeks to find out the best practices for retaining women in computer science.
In Memoriam: Herma Hill Kay, 1934-2017
Herma Hill Kay served on the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law for 57 years. In 1992, she became the first woman dean at the law school.
Dawn Tilbury Named to Head the Directorate of Engineering at the National Science Foundation
Since 1995, Dr. Tilbury has served on the mechanical and electrical engineering faculty at the University of Michigan. She also served as associate dean for research in the College of Engineering.
Women in Engineering Are Tracked Into Management, Not Technical, Roles
A new study by M. Teresa Cardador, a professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois, finds that increased efforts to promote women to managers in engineering fields, leaves smaller numbers of women in technical fields in engineering.
In Memoriam: Anne Pippin Burnett, 1925-2017
After teaching at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, Professor Burnett joined the faculty at the University of Chicago in 1961 and was promoted to full professor in 1970. She served as chair of the department of classical languages and literatures from 1969 to 1972. She retired in 1992.
University of California, Berkeley to Build a Huge Gender-Inclusive Locker Room
he university has announced plans to renovate existing locker room space at its Recreational Sports Facility to include a new 4,500-square-foot gender neutral locker room. The new locker room will offer private changing rooms, showers, lockers, and bathroom stalls that can be used by any student.
Marta Gutman of the City University of New York Honored by the Society of Architectural Historians
The Spiro Kostof Award from the Society of Architectural Historians is given to the author of a book that made the greatest contribution to the understanding of the growth and development of cities. Dr. Gutman received the award earlier this month in Glasgow, Scotland.
New Administrative Positions for 15 Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Eleven Women Faculty Members Given New Duties or Assignments
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Ten Women Appointed to Administrative Positions at Major Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
In Memoriam: Chana Bloch, 1940-2017
Chana Bloch was an acclaimed poet and professor emerita of English literature at Scripps College in Claremont, California. Dr. Bloch joined the faculty at Scripps College in 1973 and taught there for 32 years. At Scripps, she was the director of the creative writing program.
A Dozen Women Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
New Positions or Duties for Eight Women Faculty Members at Major Universities
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Two Women Scientists to Share the Japan Prize for Their Work on Genetics
Jennifer Doudna, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and Emmanuelle Charpentier, the director of Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin, are being honored for their research in gene-editing technology that has led to new therapies for cancer patients and those suffering from heredity diseases.
University of Washington Scholar Earns Book Award for Study of Dance in East Java
Christina Sunardi, an associate professor of musicology at the University of Washington, received the Philip Brett Award from the American Musicological Society. Dr. Sunardi holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. She joined the faculty at the University of Washington in 2008.
In Memoriam: Susan M. Christopherson, 1947-2016
Dr. Christopherson joined the faculty at Cornell University in 1987. She was the first woman to be appointed a professor of city and regional planning at Cornell and the first woman to chair her department.
Persis Drell Will Be the Next Provost at Stanford University
Dr. Drell has been serving a dean of the School of Engineering at Stanford since 2014. Earlier, she was the director of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, California. She will begin her new duties as provost on February 1.
Award-Winning Academic Study Examines Gender Differences on When People Lie
The study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and Northwestern University found that women tend to not lie about themselves, but are willing to lie to support others, particularly when they are criticized or pressured by peers.
New Assignments for 14 Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
In Memoriam: Elizabeth Florence Colson, 1917-2016
Elizabeth Colson, a professor emerita of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, retired in 1984 after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 67. She spent the next 32 years conducting field research in Zambia.
In Memoriam: Toni Clark, 1942-2016
Toni Clark, professor emerita of English at Pomona College in Claremont, California, died late last month. She joined the faculty at the college and until recently had continued to teach as a member of the college’s emeriti committee.
Five Women Announce Their Retirements From High-Level University Positions
The five women are Diana George at Virginia Tech, Jeannine Raymond at the University of California, Berkeley, Donna Ferriero at the University of California, San Francisco, Sandra Robinson Greenwood at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, and Zoe Woodell Locklear at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Fiona Harrison of CalTech Wins Award From the Committee on Space Research
Dr. Harrison is the principal investgator on the NASA grant project for the NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) mission. The project began in 2012 and involves a telescope operating in a high frequency band of hard X-rays.
Why Do Women Entrepreneurs Tend to Receive Less Investor Money?
A new study by led by Sharon Poczter, an assistant professor of applied economics and management at Cornell University, suggests that women may receive less in venture capital financing simply because they ask for less money from investors.
Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier to Share the 2016 Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science
This is only the second time the Tang Prize in Pharmaceutical Sciences has been given out by Academia Sinica, the top research institution in Taiwan. The winners will receive a medal and share a $1.24 million prize and a grant of $311,000 for research.
Another Major Award for Berkeley’s Jennifer Doudna
Jennifer Doudna, the Li Ka Shing Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, has been selected to receive the 2016 Dickson Prize in Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh. She will add this honor to the long list of prestigious awards she has received in recent years.
Three Women Scholars Announce Their Retirements
Lucinda Barnes has been serving as the chief curator and director of programs for the University of California Berkeley Art Museum. Catherine Nye has retired as an associate professor of social work at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, and Deborah Tapler was named professor emerita of nursing at Texas Woman’s University.
CalTech’s Frances Arnold Is the First Woman Recipient of the Millennium Technology Prize
Dr. Arnold is the Dick and Barbara Dickinson Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biochemistry at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. She is the first woman to win the 1 million euros award from the Technology Academy of Finland
University of California, Berkeley Puts Up $2.5 Million to Support Sexual Assault Response and Prevention
The University of California, Berkeley has earmarked $2.5 million in additional funds to strengthen response programs for victims of sexual violence and to mount addition measures aimed a preventing sexual assaults.
